Omagine, Sultanate of Oman

Mark my words, The Sultanate of Oman is going to develop into one of the most desirable travel destinations in the world. One of the newest and most exciting of the Oman Mega Projects is Omagine. The developer of the project, Journey of Light, Inc. was given approval by the Government of Oman to proceed with the development of Omagine, a mixed use tourist - residential - business Mega Project with an estimated cost of $1.6Billion.

Omagine will be a completely integrated development combining entertainment, cultural, residential, business and leisure components into one dynamic whole. From the developer:

'The Omagine development site is located on an amazingly pristine coastal stretch of beachfront approximately 20 km. northwest of Muscat and only 4 km. from the Oman International Airport. The approximately 1,000,000 square meter property (approximately 245 acres) has one kilometer of beach frontage, but will be developed to have over 7 km. of water frontage - of which 1.8 km. will be beach-front.'

Omagine will offer:

- A magnificent theme park containing 7 pearl shaped buildings, each 60 feet in diameter. Each of these "pearls" in turn will have associated exhibition buildings. This pearl theme park, according to the developer, will be the "Landmark" of Omagine,

- A 5 Star Hotel Resort and another 4 Star Hotel have already signed on, and I am sure more will be coming aboard,

- For hosting live concerts there will be an open air amphitheater and stage. As I have noted in many previous posts, the Gulf will one day become the entertainment capital of the world and all the top performers will be on stage in this region,

- A large variety of shopping venues featuring high end brands as well as shops offering unique products of the Omani culture. Restaurants of all kinds will also be featured at Omagine,

- An enclosed harbor and canal area will offer a desirable waterfront lifestyle destination,

- Office buildings will be part of Omagine creating a very attractive business location for Omani and other Gulf companies,

- Numerous parks, gardens and walkways will be integrated into the project,

- A large variety of residential choices including apartments, villas, condos and town homes.

Omagine truly has it all! I am a big fan of Oman! The potential of this Sultanate is HUGE....and with Mega Projects like Omagine this great potential will be realized.

Here is the link to the Omagine website where you can learn more and view a video of the project:

http://omagine.com/index.html